Forrestdale vs Treeby

Treeby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 41 in Forrestdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forrestdale, about half of households are couple families. In Treeby, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Treeby: a median of $975,000, against $885,000 in Forrestdale, and rent is higher there too. Treeby is closer to the city centre: 23.8 km, against 30.1 km. On these figures, Treeby tends to suit young adults and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Forrestdale has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • Treeby has more parks and reserves (14 vs 6)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Forrestdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($885,000 vs $975,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forrestdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Treeby

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.8 km vs 30.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (24 min vs 30 min)
  • But Forrestdale is more walkable (32/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Treeby

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Forrestdale is more walkable (32/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Forrestdale and Treeby drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Forrestdale Treeby
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Forrestdale Treeby
Walkability 32 / 17
Forrestdale — Walkability: 32/100 Treeby — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 6 / 58
Forrestdale — Safety: 6/100 Treeby — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 48 / 66
Forrestdale — Low fire risk: 48/100 Treeby — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Forrestdale — Low flood risk: 70/100 Treeby — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Treeby has more residents (4,214 vs 1,027); Treeby has higher household incomes ($128,908 vs $97,500).

Forrestdale Treeby
Population 1,027 4,214
+310% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% —
Median age 41 32
Median household income $97,500/yr $128,908/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $450/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale Treeby
0-4 5.9% / 10.9%
Forrestdale — 0-4: 5.9% Treeby — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 13.0% / 9.4%
Forrestdale — 5-14: 13.0% Treeby — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.8% / 3.5%
Forrestdale — 15-19: 5.8% Treeby — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 5.6% / 6.4%
Forrestdale — 20-24: 5.6% Treeby — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 12.3% / 27.6%
Forrestdale — 25-34: 12.3% Treeby — 25-34: 27.6%
35-44 11.6% / 17.6%
Forrestdale — 35-44: 11.6% Treeby — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 14.7% / 7.9%
Forrestdale — 45-54: 14.7% Treeby — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 15.1% / 5.9%
Forrestdale — 55-64: 15.1% Treeby — 55-64: 5.9%
65-74 10.6% / 6.6%
Forrestdale — 65-74: 10.6% Treeby — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 3.8% / 3.1%
Forrestdale — 75-84: 3.8% Treeby — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.2% / 1.2%
Forrestdale — 85+: 1.2% Treeby — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 46.6% couple families
Forrestdale — Couple Families: 46.6% Forrestdale — Lone Person: 28.9% Forrestdale — One Parent Families: 20.2% Forrestdale — Group Household: 4.3% Forrestdale — Other Families: 0.0%
Treeby 61.3% couple families
Treeby — Couple Families: 61.3% Treeby — Lone Person: 21.9% Treeby — One Parent Families: 10.2% Treeby — Group Household: 5.3% Treeby — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 18.8% renting
Forrestdale — Owned Outright: 33.8% Forrestdale — Mortgage: 47.4% Forrestdale — Renting: 18.8%
Treeby 15.7% renting
Treeby — Owned Outright: 15.6% Treeby — Mortgage: 68.7% Treeby — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale Treeby
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 12.3%
Forrestdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Treeby — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 22.0%
Forrestdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Treeby — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.3%
Forrestdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Treeby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 6.9%
Forrestdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Treeby — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.4%
Forrestdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Treeby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Forrestdale Treeby
England 6.8% / 5.4%
Forrestdale — England: 6.8% Treeby — England: 5.4%
India — / 6.3%
Forrestdale — India: not among its largest Treeby — India: 6.3%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.3%
Forrestdale — New Zealand: 3.4% Treeby — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 2.7% / 2.1%
Forrestdale — South Africa: 2.7% Treeby — South Africa: 2.1%
Malaysia 0.6% / 4.1%
Forrestdale — Malaysia: 0.6% Treeby — Malaysia: 4.1%
Philippines — / 4.1%
Forrestdale — Philippines: not among its largest Treeby — Philippines: 4.1%
Singapore — / 2.6%
Forrestdale — Singapore: not among its largest Treeby — Singapore: 2.6%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Forrestdale — Scotland: 1.3% Treeby — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.9% / —
Forrestdale — Italy: 0.9% Treeby — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 97.7% houses
Forrestdale — Houses: 97.7% Forrestdale — Townhouses: 0.0% Forrestdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Treeby 78.7% houses
Treeby — Houses: 78.7% Treeby — Townhouses: 20.6% Treeby — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forrestdale Treeby
Median house price $885,000 $975,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $773,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 45 sales
 29 days
from 144 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Forrestdale Treeby
3 bed $850K / $850K
Forrestdale — 3 bed: $850K (16 sales) Treeby — 3 bed: $850K (73 sales)

16 vs 73 sales

4 bed $890K / $1.09M
Forrestdale — 4 bed: $890K (41 sales) Treeby — 4 bed: $1.09M (90 sales)

41 vs 90 sales

Development activity

Forrestdale Treeby
New dwellings approved 1,811
across Armadale
 1,395
across Cockburn
Approvals change year on year +70% +14%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Forrestdale Treeby
Houses 4.3%
$782/wk on $949K
 4.4%
$850/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Forrestdale Treeby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Schools Higher than 73% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 53% of WA

Liveability

Forrestdale is more walkable (32 vs 17); Treeby scores higher overall (72 vs 41).

Forrestdale Treeby
Grade C A
Score 41/100 72/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Forrestdale carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Forrestdale carries more crime risk (94 vs 42).

Forrestdale Treeby
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Forrestdale Treeby
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 7.7 km

Schools in Forrestdale

  • Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale) Independent · Combined above peers
  • Carey Baptist College Forrestdale Independent · Combined at peers
  • Forrestdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Treeby

  • Treeby Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forrestdale Treeby
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 14
Childcare 5 4
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Forrestdale sits further from the CBD (30.1 km vs 23.8 km).

Forrestdale Treeby
Walkability score 32/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 30.1 km
+21% vs other
 23.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 24 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6112
 1.5%
postcode 6164
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6112
 72
postcode 6164

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Forrestdale Treeby
Car (driver) 72.7% / 73.3%
Forrestdale — Car (driver): 72.7% Treeby — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 12.4% / 8.4%
Forrestdale — Worked from Home: 12.4% Treeby — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Train 2.6% / 11.0%
Forrestdale — Train: 2.6% Treeby — Train: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 4.7%
Forrestdale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Treeby — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 4.2% / 0.9%
Forrestdale — Walked Only: 4.2% Treeby — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus 1.4% / 1.4%
Forrestdale — Bus: 1.4% Treeby — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Forrestdale Treeby
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Forrestdale Treeby
Connectivity score 82/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,262 premises
 99%
2,409 premises

Climate

Forrestdale Treeby
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Forrestdale Treeby
Average residential rate $2,388/yr $2,754/yr
Council Armadale Cockburn

Federal electorate

Forrestdale Treeby
Division Burt Fremantle
Member Matt Keogh Josh Wilson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forrestdale Treeby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forrestdale

Acreage Outer

Treeby

Middle-Ring Professionals Townhouses Young Families

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